Course Descriptions

CEE 552: Environmental Regulations

Instructor:Christopher MayCredits: 3
The principal emphasis of this course is on regulations pertaining to construction-site stormwater runoff, including regulatory background and requirements; how to analyze potential site problems and prepare plans to solve them; and which practices to use to avoid or reduce water pollutant releases. The course offers briefer coverage of regulations concerning air pollution, wetlands, hazardous wastes and endangered species.

CEE 588: Energy Infrastructure & the Environment

This course explores the site selection, permitting, design, construction and maintenance of energy infrastructure. It includes electrical production facilities and transmission, with a focus on the permitting and construction of renewable energy facilities, especially wind, solar and geothermal.

CEE 595: Construction Materials

Instructor:Joe MahoneyCredits: 3
This course provides students with detailed knowledge of aggregates, bituminous mixtures, Portland cement concrete, roller compacted concrete, soil and site stabilization, utility cuts and flowable backfill. Background information is provided on basic soil properties and characterization, and there is an emphasis on the behavior of materials in various construction applications.

CEE 596: Pavement Construction

Instructor:Stephen Muench Credits: 3
This course examines pavement construction, including pavement contracts and specifications, quality control and assurance programs, and plant and laydown operations. It includes a review of both national and international pavement construction practices.

CESI 508: Accounting & Finance for Construction

Instructor:Mohammad MalakoutianCredits: 3
This course introduces construction-oriented financial management and explains why construction financial management is different than financial management in other industries. It describes how to account for a company’s financial resources and how to build the company’s accounting system. The course also examines how to manage the costs and profits of a construction company at the project level as well as at the company level; how to manage company cash flows; how to evaluate different sources of funding cash needs; and ways to quantitatively analyze financial decisions.

CM 520: Construction Procurement Systems

Instructor:Yong-Woo KimCredits: 3
This course explores different methods used in the procurement and delivery of projects in the construction industry, including lump sum, unit price, cost-plus, design-build and construction management contracts.

CM 525: Cost Analysis & Measurement

Instructor:Yong-Woo KimCredits: 3
This course offers a study of cost management procedures applicable to the building process from the conceptual phase through owner operations, including conceptual estimating, project cost analysis and control, and value engineering and life-cycle costing.

CM 586: Utility System Construction

Instructors:Giovanni MigliaccioCredits: 3
In this course, we’ll examine the materials, methods and techniques associated with construction of major utility systems, including water, sewer, communications, natural gas and electrical. We’ll also explore the construction of central utility plants as well as major distribution and collection systems.

CM 588: Construction Operations & Productivity

Instructors:Omar El-Anwar Credits: 3
This course offers a study of heavy construction operations with emphasis on productivity enhancement. The focus is on an integrated approach to planning, modeling, analysis, and design of construction operations, as well as the use of simulation models and other analytical tools.